The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-29

Judge Hall, says a writer in the Consti-
tuition who lately furnished a sketch of him,
was son of Dr. Hall, who emigrated to
Georgia from North Carolina originally,
but who previous to his arrival in the State
was for short time a resident of the Pal
metto State" Dr. Hall was an intelligent
man, and was from family famous for its
intelligence, learning and culture. He set
tied In Knoxville, Crawford county, where
his family was reared. Possessed of large
property he was able to give his children
every advantage and as soon as the boy
was old enough for college training, Samuel
Hall, the subject of this sketch, was sent to
the University of Georgia, at Athens.
He was well prepared when he entered the
university, and though he graduated with a
class of 1S4D that was composed of
such material as Thomas r. R. Cobb, Lu-
ther J. Glenn, the LeContes, Joseph and
Louis he stood along with the very best at
the very top of the class roll. At Athens he
was member of the Demosthenian Society,
in which arena so many illustrious Geor-
gians and Southerners learned how to de-
bate His portrait adorns the walls of that
society to-day, and his memory there will
be long treasured.
Reading law, he settled in Knoxville,
where he practiced for few years with his
brother, r. B. Hall, one of the most remark
able and promising young men of his day
in Georgia, but who unfortunately died be-
fore he was 80. In the first settlement of
Oglethorpe, in Macon county, Sam Hall
moved there and formed a copartnership
with Stephen f. Miller, author of the
Bench and Bar of Georgia" In few
years he removed to Macon, where he
formed a second partnership with his broth
er, r. B. Hall. During this time Samuel
Hall was elected Solicitor General of the
Macon circuit which Office he filed with
ability and to the satisfaction of the people.
Removing thence to Fort Valley, he prac-
ticed law there for some years. During his
residence in Fort Valley he was seized with
some sort of an attack, very much similar
to the one that attacked him a short time
ago, which he never entirely recovered from
and which left one arm and hand almost
entirely useless
Returning to Macon he resumed the prac-
tice of law, with Hon. Washington Poe as a
partner, and this partnership continued un-
til j. H. Hall, his son, was graduated from
the University of Georgia, when father and
son became partners. This partnership
lasted until November, 1882, when the Gen
eral Assembly elected him as Associate Jus
tice of the Supreme Court for six years, be-
ginning Jan. Y, 1888.
Judge Hall has been married but once.
His wife was a Miss Ashe, daughter of the
celebrated North Carolina family of that
name. He leaves six or seven children, all
of whom have arrived at mans estate. In
addition to his office as Associate Justice
Judge Hall was trustee of the University
of Georgia. A year ago he was also elected
trustee of the University of the South, 10
Gated at Sewanee, Tenn.
AS lawyer, Judge Hall was noted fol
painstaking, diigent, careful research. He
was, perhaps, better read in the law and the
current literature of the profession than
any man in the State. He was an encyclo
padia of facts, decisions, and principles
and his decisions as they appear in the
Georgia reports are, perhaps, the most care
fully prepared of any to be found within
the whole series of reports.
"a child in regard to business, he does
not take the trouble to collect his own fees,
said an intimate friend of the Judge.
When given case he at once applied him
self to the study of the law and the facts
never for one moment considering fees
Hence it is that while his profession enabled
him to live in ease and comfort, lack OF
business knowledge prevented him from be
coming rich.